Category: #TalkingSafety

With India set to reach over 500 million mobile internet users this year, the cyber world has become an extension of our real world and very much a part of our lived reality. With the National Crime Records Bureau recording 3,27,394 reported cases of crimes against women in 2015, a reflection of the high rate of crime online had to be expected. It is in this light that we see the arrest of a cable operator in West Bengal’s Serampore. Caught for allegedly taking obscene photos of college girls and working women while standing at the bus stop or while paying the cable bill, and posting them on a specific Facebook account containing obscene pictures. He was arrested because a woman filed a police complaint on finding out from her…

#TalkingSafety: Cyber Etiquette, an extremely important part of our social media life is our etiquette. How do we behave with each other, whats the sort of messaging we create, indulge in. Here is our #SocialSurfer Priyanka explaining it in #Marathi on #MaharashtraDay. Please listen in and share with your friends. #TalkingSafety: Cyber Etiquette, We have traveled across India, talking to millennials about #OnlineSafety, here is our lead trainer Mr. Vikram explaining the basics of online communication in his mother tongue Harayanvi. Please listen in as our #GentleJaat clarifies some online common sense.

#TalkingSafety: How To Report. As per the input of our community member Mr. Nasir Khatri, we decided to take up the matter of reporting. When we face anti social behavior, or discriminatory content on social media platforms we feel helpless, though there is a lot that we can do about it, like report to the platform, or reach out to our organization heads, or civil society organizations working to curb cyber abuse, the ministry of women and children has comevout with a dedicated email to fight online stalking and abuse, plus the option of filing an FIR is also there. Its extremely important that you speak up against online violence, do reach out, there is a lot that can be done! Cyber Crime Units across India Ministry of Women and…

#TalkingSafety: #LetsTalkAboutTrolls Trolls, a tragic reality of the #SocialMedia age, here is the #SocialSurfing crew explaining what trolls are what exactly is trolling. Our aim is to reach out to friends across #India and to encourage them to join the discussion. Please send in your thoughts, ideas, as videos of comments in any and all Indian languages. This conversation is in हिन्दी, मराठी, বাংলা, தமிழ், ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, हरियाणवी and English. The aim is simple, lets talk to our friends and spread the word in our networks to curb trolling :)

#TalkingSafety: Favorite feature. The #Socialsurfing crew talks about its favorite Facebook Security feature. 2 Factor authentication, Ability to logout remotely, Trusted contacts and the choice to decide which photo you want to be tagged in. So that was Priyanka Ranjani Arnika & Vikram, what about you? Which is your favorite safety feature? Do join in the conversation.